{"id":202,"date":"2014-04-13T14:12:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2025-08-05T21:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:29:49","slug":"are-you-sorry-do-you-want-to-aplogise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/are-you-sorry-do-you-want-to-aplogise\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Apologies: A Guide to Sincere and Effective Apologizing – It’s not too late"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am sorry<\/p>\n

I am truly sorry<\/p>\n

‘Bhul Chuk Maaf’<\/p>\n

I used to wonder why Indians said this to each other and I scoffed at the vagueness of such an apology, but\u2026.I now understand that a genuine heartfelt apology even if it isn\u2019t specific can still be needed to open up the space and build strong relationships with others and with yourself<\/p>\n

I am sorry<\/p>\n

I am truly sorry<\/p>\n

To those whose<\/p>\n

cries for help I haven\u2019t heeded,<\/p>\n

whose generosity I haven\u2019t repaid,<\/p>\n

whose calls I haven\u2019t returned,<\/p>\n

whose invitations I haven\u2019t honoured,<\/p>\n

whose hospitality I haven\u2019t reciprocated,<\/p>\n

whose gifts I haven\u2019t returned,<\/p>\n

whose nuances I haven\u2019t accepted,<\/p>\n

whose messages I haven\u2019t replied,<\/p>\n

whose kindness I haven\u2019t acknowledged,<\/p>\n

whose hearts I may have broken,<\/p>\n

whose tears I haven\u2019t wiped,<\/p>\n

whose concern I haven\u2019t acted on,<\/p>\n

whose kindness I didn\u2019t appreciate,<\/p>\n

whose souls I haven\u2019t considered,<\/p>\n

whose circumstances I haven\u2019t considered,<\/p>\n

whose values I haven\u2019t respected,<\/p>\n

whose good intentions, I didn\u2019t express gratitude for,<\/p>\n

who I have made feel excluded,<\/p>\n

who I have treated with disregard,<\/p>\n

whose sadness I haven\u2019t empathized,<\/p>\n

whose help, through introductions or suggestions\u00a0 I have dismissed flippantly and unknowingly,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Please forgive me<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I am sorry. From where I see<\/i> I am, I am doing<\/i> the best I can. I continue to focus on the things I can<\/i> do, and I know that there is so much I should be doing or could have done, but again I say, I am sorry, I apologise from the deepest part of me. I am sorry.<\/p>\n

What can I do to make it right?<\/p>\n

I continue to live in the hope that by doing my best, I will be able to make all right but for now, I am sorry. I won\u2019t try to trivialize or minimize my negligence, my ingratitude or my lack of reciprocation. I won\u2019t seek refuge from the fact that perhaps the stars have not yet aligned for me to right all the wrongs, I am truly sorry that I have disappointed you and hurt you.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t blame circumstances or astrology or luck or karma or anything else, to alleviate me of my shame, all I can do is to tell you that I am truly sorry and also thank you for everything that you have been to me and done for me. I can only pray that I will be where you were, able to right all my wrongs, pay all my dues and settle all my accounts before I leave this particular life that we share, but for now, I am doing the best I can, the best I know and hope that you will receive all your blessings from another soul if I leave this earth without repaying it myself.\u00a0 I am thankful and I am sorry.<\/p>\n

If you have felt any of this, if any of the lines above felt like they reflect exactly how you feel, or if anyone has sent you an apology like this, then please share this sincere apology.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sorry\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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